Only 2 easy payments of $19.95........

17 years ago

Question about multi pay....

My wife wants a Swivel Sweeper. A neighbor had one and my wife got to use it a few times and loved it. I watched the infomercial for it. Buy one get one free (just pay extra shipping and handling), and wait there's more; get 2 handheld mini sweepers. All this for just 2 easy payments of $19.95 and shipping and handling (x2).

I went to the website to order it and got to the payment page.

I was expecting to an option to just pay the entire bill.

Not the "two easy payments". I wanted to pay it all.

But the invoice listed one payment as multi pay.

I assume that means I get billed once this month and once next month.

But I have never run into this situation before.

Should I go ahead and order this and not worry about it.

Am I gonna just get billed 2 months in a row like I think?

What should I do.

Thanks.

Pooh Bear

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redcurls
17 years ago
If I hadn't thrown mine out, I would have sent it to you. But since she already KNOWS she likes it, it is available at AMAZON for $33.99 and NO shipping. Of course, that is for ONE.

Just put swivel sweeper in Amazon's search....
rthummer
17 years ago
Pooh Bear,
I know these complaints are not the answer your question, but there are nine pages. I read up on infomercial scams, and I have heard of peoples credit cards being billed 2 months in row. Then they have a devil of a time getting the company to reverse the charges. I don't know about swivel sweeper doing that, but like I said there are nine pages of complaints so you might find that in there. Good Luck.

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.infomercialscams.com/scams/swivel_sweeper_complaints
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golfergrrl
17 years ago
I c/p this from their site...

"One Swivel Sweeper G2 and a FREE Second Swivel Sweeper G2 for two payments
of just $19.99 plus $14.99 P&H for each Swivel Sweeper G2, includes
2 Free Mini Sweepers & FREE Rush Shipping!"

This says it will cost you $19.99 twice... $39.98 plus
the shipping cost for each sweeper (why don't they ship them together?)... $29.98 for a total of $69.96.
Free shipping my foot.
You might want to read more about the sweeper at this site.

Here is a link that might be useful: infomercial scams
Pooh Bear
Original Author
17 years ago
I did some research a while back on Swivel Sweepers and saw all the complaints listed about them. I also found a solution to the problem that was most often complained about.
She knows she wants one. She loved the one she used.
We saw one at Walmart a couple of months back.
But we decided to wait and buy one get one free.
Our local Walmart has since stopped selling them.

I will check out Amazon dot com. Thanks for the tip.

Pooh Bear
cynic
17 years ago
Walgreens and CVS also carry them. As I understand they do ship them together, but they charge "only" S&H for the second "free" unit. Target has them too. Somewhere around $32-$33 as I recall.

And they're not saying free shipping they're saying free RUSH shipping - the "upcharge".
grammahony
17 years ago
With that much S&H charge you could buy a 2nd one. If there's something I want to order on line, and the S&H is more than the product, I won't buy it. I'll look online for where else it's sold.
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socks
17 years ago
One $19.95 Swivel Sweeper actually costs $50. What a rip-off. Hope you can find one at the price you like and your dear wife finds it helpful. I've thought of getting one myself for the classroom.
boxiebabe
17 years ago
I have noticed that much of the "as seen on TV" stuff is available for sale at the local Walmart. Maybe you don't get a "free" one, but you don't pay shipping either. Just yesterday I purchased a Topsy Turvy Tomato upside down planter - $10, no shipping, no "but wait!". :)
paula_pa
17 years ago
I have heard so many complaints from people who bought products by phone or computer (about extra charges, not the items themselves) that I would never buy anything that way (besides QVC or HSN). All of that stuff ends up in stores. I bought a Shark Mop in Costco. I love it.
anneliese_32
17 years ago
Got a Bed, Bath and Beyond in your area? They carry them also. In our newspaper was a coupon for 20% off this weekend. No shipping charges.
User
17 years ago
I would try ebay first, then check at some of the walgreens drug stores, sometimes they sell those seen on tv things.
mariend
17 years ago
Check KMart, Target and Walmart for as seen on TV area. They have many of the items. But for anything I order on the internet, I use a Virtual Number--which is a number that my credit card gives me to use and it is good for one time only. That way whatever you order, they cannot continue to send so much junk you may never need or want.
kathyg_in_mi
17 years ago
I got mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond for $29.99 minus 20% for the coupon I had. Love my Swivel Sweeper!
Do NOT order it thru their ads. My mother did because she wanted the buy one/get one free and they charged her big bucks shipping and handling, around $30.
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